Each month Jena High School teachers and administration select one male and one female student from each grade that exhibit exemplary character on campus. Some attributes considered include, but are not limited to, attendance, motivation, attitude, participation in classroom lessons and activities, ...

District 3 Police Juror Tim Lasiter informed members of the Urania Town Council during their monthly meeting held February 3 that road improvements continue to take place in their town.“I am meeting with the contractor soon to finalize the street overlay project at the park and the hospital road,” L...

The University of Southern Mississippi has released its President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2024 fall semester. The President’s List includes full-time students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Marion K. Howard and Hannah Gayle Parker, both of Jena, earned the President’s List for the ...

The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) announced the launch of its new online home at doe.louisiana.gov. The LDOE’s new website features a new l...

First high school BBQ club in Louisiana When Jena High School Family Consumer Science Instructor Robyn Miller proposed having a barbeque club, she had...

After three aldermen resigned in the fall of 2023, the Tullos Town Council finally has a full slate of elected aldermen. Qualifying for a special elec...